Scilab Function
Last update : 21/11/2005

plotprofile - extracts and displays execution profiles of a Scilab function

### Calling Sequence

  `plotprofile(fun)`

### Parameters

- `fun`: a Scilab compiled function, or a function name (string), or an array of function names

### Description

To use `plotprofile`, the Scilab function must have been prepared for profiling (see getf).

When such a function is executed, the system counts how many times each line is executed and how much cpu time is spent executing each line. This data is stored within the function data structure. The function `plotprofile` in an interactive command which displays this results in a graphic window. When a line is clicked, the source of the function is displayed with the selected line highlighted.

NOTE: you have to click on the "Exit" item in the graphics windows to exit from "plotprofile".

The function code is regenerated with `fun2string` and dumped into a temporary file.

### Examples

    //define a function and prepare it for profiling
    deff('x=foo(n)',['if n==0 then'
                     '  x=[]'
                     'else'
                     '  x=0'
                     '  for k=1:n'
                     '    s=svd(rand(n+10,n+10))'
                     '    x=x+s(1)'
                     '  end'
                     'end'],'p')
    //call the function
    foo(30)
    //get execution profiles
    plotprofile(foo) // click on Exit to exit

### See Also

`profile`, `showprofile`, `fun2string`,